Bibliorum

 

Genesis 23:19

Study

       

19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #2925

Studere hoc loco

  
/ 10837  
  

2925. 'From burying your dead' means in order that they might emerge from night and be raised up. This is clear from the meaning of 'burying' and 'one who is dead' as being raised up from night as regards goods and truths of faith, dealt with just above in 2923, where the same words occur.

  
/ 10837  
  

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.